Wednesday, 30 October 2019

my thoughts about this class - Horrible History

I think I get along with my group well and I could improve on the amount of work that I do and I could do this by focusing and paying attention.

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Mount Erebus

A great disaster struck in 1979 on 28 November when a plane carrying 257 people aborad crashed into a mountain called Erebus, it was a controlled flight and they were sun blinded and they could not see the mountain in the arctic and crashed there are no survivors. There were 237 passengers and 20 staff aboard. It was a McDonell Douglas dc- 10- 30.

https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/erebus-voices/

Tuesday, 22 October 2019

1972 the death

22 October 1972  James k. Baxter passed away. aged 42 he passed away in Auckland. he worked as a social worker amongst alcoholics and drug addicts. he died of coronary thrombosis considered to be a type of ischaemic heart disease. on 25 October he was buried on tribal land. 
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/death-of-poet-james-k-baxter-in-auckland

Monday, 21 October 2019

stolen medals

today in history, 21 of October 2001 stolen medals returned to national army museum. the 96 medals, victoria crosses, two gorge crosses and Albert cross had been stolen in the early morning of 2 December 2007. two businessmen offered a reward of 300,000 dollars for their return. a week earlier two people were jailed for burglary chargers, 11 years and six years.
Nikkita and Alissa


Thursday, 17 October 2019

1877 chief justice declares treaty worthless and nullity

today in history. he was chief of the Court until 1899. Wi Parata case was about land in Porirua it envolved the Ngāti Toa giving the land over to the Anglican church in the promise of a school. no school  ended up being built , the church deiced  later issue a Crown grant to the land.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-chief-justice-declares-that-the-treaty-of-waitangi-is-worthless-and-a-simple-nullity

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

jean batton; 1936

Jean Batton added two fuel tanks to her plane to be able to make long distances.
10 and a half hours after taking of she arrived in New Zealand, Auckland. she was one of the first women to do it with the company of a cat.

refrence:
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/jean-batten-reaches-auckland-after-epic-solo-flight